independent teens who want a strong conventional math teacher and can learn from long-form board lectures
teacher-led video courses for secondary mathematics
Cool Math Guy
Veteran teacher Dana Mosely teaches complete video courses from pre-algebra through calculus and test-prep, paired with conventional textbooks, assignments, tests, solutions, and email support. The explanations are clear and substantial, but lessons commonly run 30-50 minutes and the older lecture-plus-textbook format requires self-discipline.
Visit product ↗Official listing captured in 1 state
Price$150 per homeschool course for 12 months; $19.95/month video-help plan without course materials
Pricing modelper-student, per-course access; required used textbook may cost extra · per student
AgesUsually grades 7-12, from pre-algebra through AP Calculus
Review depth2 parent quotes captured
The funding answer
Is Cool Math Guy ESA approved?
We found official public provider-level listings for Cool Math Guy in Utah. That still does not prove every package, subscription or SKU is approved.
Overview
What it actually does
Veteran teacher Dana Mosely teaches complete video courses from pre-algebra through calculus and test-prep, paired with conventional textbooks, assignments, tests, solutions, and email support. The explanations are clear and substantial, but lessons commonly run 30-50 minutes and the older lecture-plus-textbook format requires self-discipline.
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Quality
Who it suits—and the catch
Longtime homeschool families value Mosely's calm board teaching and the fact that the program behaves like a real, complete math class. The consistent warning is that it is traditional and lecture-heavy: students must tolerate long videos, work from a separate textbook, and ask for help rather than receiving adaptive intervention.
- 30-50 minute lectures
- separate textbook purchase
- traditional presentation
- one course and one student per license
“we continued with these materials for his entire high school math career”
A homeschool parent describing long-term use through advanced math.Read the parent discussion ↗
“he needed AP Calculus”
The same family reporting progression after a perfect PSAT and SAT math score; provider-hosted testimonial.Read the parent discussion ↗
State evidence
Where the underlying expense category may qualify
Category permission, provider approval and exact-SKU approval are separate questions.
AZ
Arizona
Empowerment Scholarship Account
Conditional
Online curriculum and educational software can qualify when clearly tied to instruction.
No public provider-level listing naming this brand was captured.Official category rule ↗TX
Texas
Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA)
Allowed
Online courses, programs, and educational software are eligible marketplace categories.
No public provider-level listing naming this brand was captured.Official category rule ↗FL
Florida
Personalized Education Program (FTC-PEP) · Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities (FES-UA)
Allowed
Online learning, digital materials, educational apps, and many productivity subscriptions are eligible at single-student cost.
No public provider-level listing naming this brand was captured.Official category rule ↗WV
West Virginia
Hope Scholarship
Allowed
Nonpublic online or virtual programs and educational software are eligible.
No public provider-level listing naming this brand was captured.Official category rule ↗UT
Utah
Utah Fits All Scholarship
Allowed
Educational software, applications, and online instruction are eligible.
Provider evidence: listed.Official category rule ↗TN
Tennessee
Education Freedom Scholarship (EFS) · Individualized Education Account (IEA)
Not allowed
Standalone software and internet are not eligible under EFS.
No public provider-level listing naming this brand was captured.Official category rule ↗AL
Alabama
CHOOSE Act
Conditional
Online curriculum and educational services can qualify when offered by an approved Alabama ESP.
No public provider-level listing naming this brand was captured.Official category rule ↗LA
Louisiana
Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise (LA GATOR)
Allowed
Online instruction and qualifying digital instructional materials are eligible.
No public provider-level listing naming this brand was captured.Official category rule ↗GA
Georgia
Georgia Promise Scholarship
Conditional
Online or software-based curriculum may qualify as curriculum or supplemental material.
No public provider-level listing naming this brand was captured.Official category rule ↗NC
North Carolina
Education Student Accounts (ESA+)
Conditional
Educational apps and digital curriculum can qualify through the educational-technology or curriculum categories.
No public provider-level listing naming this brand was captured.Official category rule ↗AR
Arkansas
Arkansas Education Freedom Account
Conditional
Online instruction and educational technology can qualify when approved.
No public provider-level listing naming this brand was captured.Official category rule ↗IA
Iowa
Students First Education Savings Account
Conditional
Microsoft Office, Adobe products, learning software, and other verified software can qualify.
No public provider-level listing naming this brand was captured.Official category rule ↗NH
New Hampshire
Education Freedom Account
Allowed
Nonpublic online learning, educational software, and applications are eligible.
No public provider-level listing naming this brand was captured.Official category rule ↗ID
Idaho
Empowering Parents
Allowed
Educational software is an approved category.
No public provider-level listing naming this brand was captured.Official category rule ↗Compare
